Substance Abuse and Treatment

Steroid Use Can Cause Irreversible Biological
Effects

Recent data from NIDA's "Monitoring the Future
Survey" shows that teenagers' use and attitudes about anabolic
steroids are going in a negative direction. According to NIDA,
more than half a million 8th and 10th grade students are currently
using anabolic steroids, along with a rising number of high school
seniors who do not think the drugs are dangerous.

The Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Study is under the direction of Claire D. Coles Ph.D., with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Emory University School of Medicine. For more information, please contact: Claire D. Coles: ccoles@emory.edu ; Karen K. Howell: khowell@emory.edu